On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, February 23. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Eleuthera

Eleuthera / Exuma edge

6.8OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — weather decides more than Andros; wait.

11 mph E · high slack

Where

  • Eleuthera east ocean flats · 6.2hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Current Cut · 5.7channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Eleuthera brief

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

8.0OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the lagoon sand, then the passes if the GT are up. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

25 mph SSE · incoming

Where

  • Farquhar lagoon · 8.4hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Farquhar passes · 8.1pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Farquhar brief